Month: April 2024

The Australian Government is committed to securing a stronger future for the country’s manufacturing industry, and co-investment plans play a crucial role in achieving this goal. These plans aim to rebuild, modernise and diversify Australian manufacturing, which will benefit the economy and local communities. A thriving manufacturing industry is vital to improving economic resilience and building a smart and diverse economy in Australia.

The co-investment plans focus on seven priority areas identified by the government and provide information on areas of investment that hold promise. They also outline potential further actions that could help build ecosystems that support manufacturing growth and competitiveness in these priority areas.

Today we welcome the launch of the Medical Science Co-investment Plan. The Plan identifies potential investment opportunities in the areas including:
– Digital health
– Medical devices
– Innovative therapeutics
– Sustainability

These co-investment plans are a result of a collaborative effort between the government, industry, peak bodies, academia and unions.

Learn more: https://www.industry.gov.au/MedicalScienceCo-investmentPlan

Congratulations to our Hub Chief Investigator, Scientia Professor Justin Gooding. Today, the Australian Academy of Science recognises him for his outstanding contributions to science, awarding him the highly prestigious honorific award, the 2024 David Craig Medal and Lecture.

Watch Justin’s personalised video profile:

Scientia Professor Justin Gooding is an international leader in the field of surface chemistry; in particular, he is renowned as a leading authority in the modification of surfaces for the development of better sensing devices. Characterised by using molecular to nanoscale control, his science systematically addresses fundamental questions in electrochemistry and biology, as well as general challenges facing many sensors and analytical devices. He has made outstanding contributions to fundamental and applied research using self-assembled monolayers to fabricate molecular scale constructs on surfaces that provided new measurement tools. Professor Gooding’s work has shown not only how to design and fabricate sophisticated surface architecture for sensing, but he has also changed thinking on both the level of control that is possible and the types of information that can be acquired using that control.

Find out more from the Australian Academy of Science:
www.science.org.au